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In front of Petersbrgh Va
 
In front of Petersbrgh Va
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Camp of the 20th Maine Vol
 
Camp of the 20th Maine Vol
August 8th 1864
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                  August 8th 1864
Dear Mother I recid your kind  
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Dear Mother I recid your kind  
 
letter of the 1st and was happy to  
 
letter of the 1st and was happy to  
 
hear frome you but was sorrey to hear  
 
hear frome you but was sorrey to hear  
that you bin sick I hope that the  
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that you bin sick I hope that the  
Girls wil have good health  My head
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Girls wil have good health  My healt
is good at presant I suppose that  
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is good at presant I suppose that  
 
you have heard of our blowing up
 
you have heard of our blowing up
that fort we got deafeated at   
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that fort we got deafeated at   
 
Mother we lay abought half  
 
Mother we lay abought half  
Mill to the left [something struck] we opend  
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Mild to the left we opend  
the hole linkth of line the  
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the hole lenkth of line the  
Rebels all left the fort in fron
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Rebels all left the fort in front
of us and was yon two hores then  
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of us and was gon two hores then  
thay came buck and fired two  
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thay came back and fired two  
 
shots of Canister but thay dident  
 
shots of Canister but thay dident  
 
hirt eny one hear in our lines  
 
hirt eny one hear in our lines  
 
the rebels thought the Devel was  
 
the rebels thought the Devel was  
Coming far we had ten 100 lb  
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Coming for we had ten 100 lb  
 
Morters that threw in the fort  
 
Morters that threw in the fort  
in front of us hear then we had  
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in front of us hear then we had  
 
Eight 80 lb on the left of us
 
Eight 80 lb on the left of us

Latest revision as of 17:14, 28 January 2019

In front of Petersbrgh Va

Camp of the 20th Maine Vol

                  August 8th 1864

Dear Mother I recid your kind letter of the 1st and was happy to hear frome you but was sorrey to hear that you bin sick I hope that the Girls wil have good health My healt is good at presant I suppose that you have heard of our blowing up that fort we got deafeated at Mother we lay abought half Mild to the left we opend the hole lenkth of line the Rebels all left the fort in front of us and was gon two hores then thay came back and fired two shots of Canister but thay dident hirt eny one hear in our lines the rebels thought the Devel was Coming for we had ten 100 lb Morters that threw in the fort in front of us hear then we had Eight 80 lb on the left of us